Field Access Manager (West)

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals • Florence-Graham, CA

8d • $135,000 - $215,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Field Access Manager (FAM) will partner with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate access to treatment, providing pull through and issue resolution and educating physicians prescribing IMCIVREE. This role requires a deep understanding of payer dynamics and will serve as subject matter expert for access related matters, supporting patient services, market access, territory managers, specialty pharmacy partners, and prescribing physicians. The FAM will identify payer trends and educate matrix partners, while executing tactical plans to help facilitate access. This role is field based, does not interact directly with patients and will report into the Director, Field Access Manager. Candidates must be willing to work core business hours within the region being covered. This posting is for the West Region that may support accounts within the West Coast time zone.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 6+ years’ experience working within Rare Disease in areas of access and reimbursement
• Demonstrated successful navigation of complex authorization processes for Specialty Medications
• Results driven
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a diverse team
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Perform extensive research into health plan coverage details and state-level appeal methods
• Ability to travel within the US (up to 20%)
• This role is field-based. Candidates applying must be willing and able to travel frequently and have easy access to transportation and airports.

Nice To Haves

• a background in Case Management preferred
• Prior product launch experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Identify access related challenges, educating physicians and specialty pharmacy throughout the payer approval process of IMCIVREE
• Implement case specific plans based on payer mix, benefit design and authorization requirements
• Provide oversight and education throughout the pharmacy benefit approval process from prior authorization through any necessary appeals, collaborating with specialty pharmacy partners and matrix partners to facilitate pull through of insurance approvals
• Establish trusted relationships with key accounts, delivering education to optimize patient specific access
• Lead local level access related strategies, develop regional best practices that streamline the prior authorization/appeal process and help with treatment access
• Inform strategy through communication of marketplace changes and payer intelligence gained from key customers
• Meet documentation requirements of CRM system to facilitate tracking of critical metrics
• Deliver on key objectives established annually and demonstrate accountability for execution and drive for results
• Ensures full compliance with all corporate and industry policies/codes and legal and regulatory requirements

Benefits

• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and company performance.
• This role may be eligible for benefits and other compensation such as restricted stock units.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior